http://www.webremixed.info/ Aggregation of tags: terrorism Webremixer http://allafrica.com/stories/200811200250.html A telephone call between President Bush and a world leader is a common enough event to not merit much attention, but when the president called Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi November 17, it represented a remarkable turnaround in U.S.-Libyan relations. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:39:55 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811200250.html 2008-11-20T09:39:55Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811200060.html THE seizure this week of a Saudi oil tanker by Somali pirates should serve as a wake-up call to the Somali crisis that has been neglected by the world for close to two decades. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:09:35 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811200060.html 2008-11-20T08:09:35Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180913.html Foreign affairs experts in Nigeria have called on the U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to be cautious in his approach to the fight against terrorism and to ensure that his strategies do not undermine the credibility of the U.S. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:33:20 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180913.html 2008-11-18T16:33:20Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811141042.html Although the overall situation in the volatile North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is tense and unpredictable, no major ceasefire violations or attacks on civilians and property have been reported, the United Nations reported today. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:58:19 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811141042.html 2008-11-14T19:58:19Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811111131.html Naval escorts from the Netherlands and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are providing vital protection from pirate attacks off Somalia for United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) ships loaded with life-saving aid for the war-ravaged country. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:53:33 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811111131.html 2008-11-11T20:53:33Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101182.html Somalis displaced to the self-styled independent republic of Somaliland from other parts of the Horn of Africa country have faced increasing hostility after three suicide bombing incidents in late October. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:37:01 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101182.html 2008-11-10T15:37:01Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811070051.html The vice president of the Puntland regional autonomy in northern Somalia held a press conference Thursday in the regional capital Garowe where he spoke out on terrorism, piracy and the upcoming regional elections. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:13:53 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811070051.html 2008-11-07T08:13:53Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810310477.html Security agencies were yesterday placed on high alert and the border with Somalia was closed for fear of terrorist attacks inside Kenya. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:05:50 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810310477.html 2008-10-31T11:05:50Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810290562.html The Ghanaian government, backed by the World Bank, is expanding a cash handout programme to help families hit hardest by global food price hikes. But some local development experts question whether the approach has lasting benefits. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:05:38 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810290562.html 2008-10-29T13:05:38Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810220077.html Some African leaders have understood the advantages their countries could derive from press freedom. Others have behaved like despots again this year. The continent's best-placed countries continue by and large to be the same, with Namibia (23rd), Mali (31st), Cape Verde (36th) and Mauritius (47th) coming in the top 50. Some countries that were sorely tried by years of war or dictatorship are emerging from the depths to which they were plunged by violence. They include Liberia (51st), where some police officers still behave with deplorable brutality, and Togo (53rd), which is managing to adhere to acceptable democratic standards. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:27:23 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810220077.html 2008-10-22T07:27:23Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810201449.html Algeria is set to be among the top three countries in the world with the highest number of death sentences passed in 2008, regularly condemning people accused of terrorism -- whether or not they are present in court to answer charges. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:34:20 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810201449.html 2008-10-20T18:34:20Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810150571.html The blast of a terrorist's bomb could have ended Rosemary Bichage's life 10 years ago, but it didn't. Small and feisty, she fought back. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:31:03 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810150571.html 2008-10-15T10:31:03Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810130391.html THE Police have issued stringent guidelines on fire works display in the wake of terrorist threats. Under the new rules, the time of display of fireworks and the explosive used must be declared and the display announced in advance. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:28:53 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810130391.html 2008-10-13T09:28:53Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810100320.html Barely a week after the announcement of a terror threat on Uganda, security has stepped up operations throughout the country to prevent any attack. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:22:49 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810100320.html 2008-10-10T09:22:49Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810100208.html A former detainee at Guantanamo, Mr Mustafa Ibrahim Mustafa, who was released after seven years, has told of the suffering that he faced at the notorious prison after his arrest in Pakistan in 2001. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:13:12 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810100208.html 2008-10-10T08:13:12Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810100005.html President Yoweri Museveni yesterday confirmed reports that security organisations are on high alert to tackle terrorist groups believed to be planning attacks in urban areas. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:58:25 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810100005.html 2008-10-10T05:58:25Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810100004.html An $8.6 million grant to enhance agricultural production and provide food security for poor people in rural areas of the Republic of Congo was announced today by the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:57:55 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810100004.html 2008-10-10T05:57:55Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810080166.html On October 6 yesterday, the US State Department issued a government notice banning arms sales to Eritrea by designating it "as a country that is not fully cooperating with anti-terrorism efforts". Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:59:13 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810080166.html 2008-10-08T07:59:13Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810060989.html The first batch of officers of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) of the Liberia National Police has been awarded certificates following the completion of an eight-month intensive training program in anti-terrorism. The program, conducted with support provided by the governments of Liberia, the United States of America and Ireland, was held at the Police Academy in Paynesville on the outskirts of Monrovia. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:47:06 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810060989.html 2008-10-06T11:47:06Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810060961.html People suspected to be intelligence agents but posing as journalists were the first to interview eight Kenyans released from Ethiopia shortly after they landed at Voi. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:40:23 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810060961.html 2008-10-06T11:40:23Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810060773.html A group of Kenyans have revealed how they were tortured when held as terrorist suspects in an Ethiopian jail. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:41:39 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810060773.html 2008-10-06T10:41:39Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810060537.html The public has been put on alert over what security authorities say is a credible threat of terrorist attacks on public places around the city, Daily Monitor has learnt. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:53:23 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810060537.html 2008-10-06T09:53:23Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810060338.html The government's explanation regarding the return of eight Kenyans from Ethiopia where they had been held on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities is unpersuasive and disingenuous. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:13:54 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810060338.html 2008-10-06T09:13:54Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810020141.html At least 10 victims of the 2007 Horn of Africa rendition program still languish in Ethiopian jails and the whereabouts of several others is unknown, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Several of the detained men were interrogated by US officials in Addis Ababa soon after they were secretly transferred from Kenya to Somalia, and then to Ethiopia in early 2007. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:32:58 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810020141.html 2008-10-02T07:32:58Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810020121.html Some of the people arrested in Kenya last year and held in Ethiopian jails are missing, a global human rights watchdog has claimed. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:10:30 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810020121.html 2008-10-02T07:10:30Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809291401.html The South African government has extended its condolences to the government and people of Syria following terrorist attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:09:30 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809291401.html 2008-09-29T15:09:30Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809290097.html Anything goes when it comes to reporting on Africa. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:53:12 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809290097.html 2008-09-29T06:53:12Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809250071.html An ambush mid-September against the national army in which at least 10 Mauritanian soldiers were killed is fuelling new speculation about the country's future and its ability to fight this latest Al Qaeda problem. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:48:32 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809250071.html 2008-09-25T06:48:32Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809221504.html The Kenyan Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistani was on Saturday night damaged in a terrorist attack on the nearby Marriot Hotel. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:18:45 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809221504.html 2008-09-22T14:18:45Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809220206.html The Kenyan high commission in Pakistan will remain closed for the next two weeks after the building was destroyed by a bomb that went off in a nearby hotel. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:50:06 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809220206.html 2008-09-22T07:50:06Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809180125.html Police commissioner Hussein Ali on Wednesday defended the force against accusations that it bungled investigation on terror suspects. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:30:16 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809180125.html 2008-09-18T07:30:16Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809170491.html The violence in the Niger Delta region came to fore in the Senate yesterday as Senators from the region strongly opposed an anti-terrorism bill which they said could be directed at the region. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:36:52 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809170491.html 2008-09-17T09:36:52Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809170327.html After a hot and exhaustive debate, the Senate yesterday referred the bill which seeks to outlaw terrorism and terrorists activities in the country to the Committees for further legislative action, thus setting the stage for its third reading. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:52:14 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809170327.html 2008-09-17T08:52:14Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809170292.html A man linked to the 2002 Kikambala Paradise Hotel bombing that killed 15 people in 2002 was on Tuesday acquitted by the High Court. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:25:06 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809170292.html 2008-09-17T08:25:06Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809170251.html Ugandan security organisations have been put on high terror alert following reports that Al-Qaeda regional linkman Fazul Abdallah plans an imminent strike on Uganda. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:11:25 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809170251.html 2008-09-17T08:11:25Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809170167.html Senate moved yesterday to criminalize organized violence and acts of terrorism as the bill which prescribed a minimum of 20 year jail term for person engaged in organized crime passed through second reading in the Upper House. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:39:19 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809170167.html 2008-09-17T07:39:19Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809170127.html Two South African men arrested over terrorism are considering suing Uganda at The Hague-based International Criminal Court over allegations of torture and Islam-phobia. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:17:50 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809170127.html 2008-09-17T07:17:50Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809150076.html "If the United States takes a narrow view of Africa, as a recipient of charity, a place to pump oil, and an arena for fighting terrorists, then African hopes being evoked by the Obama candidacy will almost certainly be disappointed. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:27:10 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809150076.html 2008-09-15T07:27:10Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809110335.html "Any country, wherever in the world it may maybe, should make its position clear; that it is either with us or with the terrorists." These are the words of US President George, W. Bush, said in 2001 shortly after the 9/11 attacks. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:29:09 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809110335.html 2008-09-11T09:29:09Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809110314.html The law requiring Muslims to provide extra proof of nationality during application for national identity cards and passports is set for repeal. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:15:35 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809110314.html 2008-09-11T09:15:35Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809110306.html A Kenyan woman held a United Nations forum spellbound as she told how the 1998 US embassy bombing in Nairobi had plunged her into poverty and depression. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:15:22 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809110306.html 2008-09-11T09:15:22Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809100115.html Muslim human rights organisation has expressed fears that some of the persons allegedly arrested by Kenyan authorities and transferred to Ethiopia and Somalia last year may disappear forever. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:55:45 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809100115.html 2008-09-10T07:55:45Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809091003.html By taking control on August 22 of the strategic port city of Kismayo - the nerve center of Somalia's deep south - the Islamic Courts movement brought its increasingly successful armed resistance against the Ethiopian occupiers of Somalia and the country's faltering Transitional Federal Government (T.F.G.), which depends on the Ethiopian presence for its very existence, to a higher stage at which it has become the current protagonist in Somalia's ever more complicated conflicts. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:29:50 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809091003.html 2008-09-09T14:29:50Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809090190.html Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice becomes the highest-ranking American official to visit Libya in more than a half-century, opening the way for renewed political and economic relations between Libya and the United States. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:50:40 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809090190.html 2008-09-09T08:50:40Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809080303.html More than 60 counter-terrorism experts from East Africa are meeting in Dar es Salaam this week to discuss ways of combating terrorism in the region. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:39:02 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809080303.html 2008-09-08T09:39:02Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200809080148.html Secretary Condoleezza Rice Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:40:57 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200809080148.html 2008-09-08T08:40:57Z